mar m, f (plural mares) 1  sea 2008, CÃ©cile Corbel (lyrics and music), âEn la mar [In the Middle of the Sea]]â, in Songbook vol. 2 (CD, in Spanish), Brittany: Keltia Musique, performed by CÃ©cile Corbel: En la mar hay una torre. En la torre una ventana. 2  seaside. ( 3 selenology) lunar mare.
Within the Pale ditch, settlers lived under the protection of the crown. But once you passed the Pale, you were outside the authority and safety of English law, and subject to all the savageries of rural Ireland. Beyond the pale then became a colloquial phrase meaning outside the limits of acceptable behavior or judgment. Also beyond the pale: hipster haircuts. The English made every attempt not to succumb to the culture beyond the pale. Settlers were forbidden to intermarry with the Irish, and it was illegal to speak Gaelic. The woolen mantles worn by Irish peasants had to be exchanged for good English cloaks, and the glib was banned as well.
Pale, pallid, wan imply an absence of color, esp. from the human countenance. Pale implies a faintness or absence of color, which may be natural when applied to things, the pale blue of a violet, but when used to refer to the human face usually means an unnatural and often temporary absence of color, as arising from sickness or sudden emotion: pale cheeks.